Commission probes TeliaSonera-Telenor merger in Denmark

The European Commission has announced an in-depth investigation into a proposed joint venture between the Danish operators TeliaSonera AB and Telenor ASA over concerns that the merger will hinder competition. More precisely, it has concerns that on the Danish mobile telecommunications markets, the merged entity would face insufficient competitive constraints from the only two remaining players - TDC, which is similar in size to the merged entity, and HI3G, a smaller player - which could lead to a rise in…